For Peter, education is a stepping stone to greater things in life. "Education is a constant exercise in letting go—letting go of the things we believed and moving on to something new; letting go of past prejudices or views and expanding them and then growing to the next level," he says.

In order to embrace the new opportunities, ideas and perspectives that an education presents, Peter says it's important to be prepared—and what's more important than getting ready for your very first day of school?